In one study,researchers found that participants thought they were more likely to draw a red marble from a jar with 10 red marbles and 90 other-colored marbles,rather than a jar with 1 red marble and 9 other-colored marbles,even though technically this is not true.This study BEST illustrates the pervasiveness of what aspect of social cognition?

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This study illustrates the use of heuristics, where individuals rely on mental shortcuts or rules of thumb to make judgments and decisions, rather than engaging in extensive cognitive processing. In this case, participants may have relied on the representativeness heuristic, where they judge the likelihood of an event based on how closely it resembles typical or representative examples of that event. They may have thought that drawing a red marble from a jar with more red marbles is more representative of their expectations than drawing a red marble from a jar with fewer red marbles.

In One Study,researchers Found That Participants Thought They Were More